The Cole Cougars will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Nixon-Smiley Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Neither Cole nor Nixon-Smiley posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
While Cole couldn't quite beat Great Hearts Northern Oaks on Tuesday, the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 13-point loss they were dealt on Friday. Cole fell just short of Great Hearts Northern Oaks by a score of 4-2. Cole has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Cole saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Garrison Baker, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Nixon-Smiley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They fell victim to a tough 11-1 loss at the hands of Randolph. That's two games in a row now that Nixon-Smiley has lost by exactly ten runs.
Cole's defeat dropped their record down to 9-11. As for Nixon-Smiley, their loss dropped their record down to 2-11-2.
Cole took their win against Nixon-Smiley when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 12-0. Will Cole repeat their success, or does Nixon-Smiley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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